/ Technology

Super-wealthy consumers prefer the web for luxury shopping

A study by The Luxury Group finds 93% of consumers who had a net worth of $10 million have bought a luxury product online in the past year. Just 55% of all wealthy consumers had purchased luxury goods online.

Posted 07/18/2006Mary WagnerPost a comment

/ E-Retailers

Odimo loses a little luster in 2005

Diamond, jewelry and watch e-retailer sees tiny sales drop of 1% to $51.8 million compared with $52.2 million in 2004.

Posted 04/05/2006Bill BriggsPost a comment

/ Technology

PFSWeb cuts average time of customer service calls

By using an integrated operating platform, e-commerce services provider PFSWeb has cut an average of one minute out of its customer service calls for clients.

Posted 06/23/2005Don DavisPost a comment

Jewelry Sites Link Up

In the latest consolidation moves of similar Web ventures, Miadora, the online luxury jewelry site, today announced the acquisition of Jewelry.com. Terms of the purchase were not disclosed. The combined company will appeal to two distinct segments of Internet consumers. Jewelry.com will continue to operate as a separate brand in the moderate-price category, while Miadora continues to operate in the luxury market. "Through sourcing synergies and...

Posted 01/19/2001Don DavisPost a comment

Fashion500 thinks it has the answer to turning a profit in the luxury goods market

The news this fall from the luxury selling segment was not good: Miadora.com, one of the web’s premier luxury sites, shut down. So what would cause another luxury retailer to launch a site only a few weeks later? “We’re different in a lot of ways from the other luxury sites,” says Michael Bereck, chairman and CEO of New York City-based fashion500.com, which debuted in October. Fashion500 is not just a site that sells luxury goods; it is also a...

Posted 12/26/2000Don DavisPost a comment

/ Press Release

RowNine Launches First Online Private Sale Website Technology Platform and Marketing Solution for Luxury Brands and Their...

Only Private Sale Site to Focus Exclusively on Luxury Goods and Accessories with High-Touch Concierge Services First Company to Offer a Platform for Luxury Brands and Retailers to Take Control of the Sale of their Overstock Merchandise Sunnyvale, CA – November 18, 2009 – RowNine today announced the launch of the company’s online private sale site for luxury goods and accessories at www.rownine.com, as well as the company’s technology and...

Posted 11/30/2009

/ Press Release

Portero, Inc. Announces the Promotion of Steve P. Francia to Chief Information Officer (CIO)

NEW YORK, Sept. 29 -- Portero, Inc. is pleased to announce the promotion of Steve P. Francia to the position of Chief Information Officer (CIO), effective immediately. He will continue to report to Michael Sheldon, the company`s chairman and CEO, and will be responsible for operations and technology for the company. In this role he will guide web, technology and infrastructure developments, which will further contribute to rapid and efficient...

Posted 10/09/2008

/ Press Release

ENSENDA PARTNERS WITH CXT SOFTWARE

Integration Supports the Growth of the Local Delivery Industry SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.-April 11, 2005-Ensenda, the leading "last mile" logistics company servicing all of North America, today announced its partnership with CXT Software. Ensenda provides major retailers and industrial suppliers efficient, cost effective local and regional logistics services through its nationwide network of delivery providers, linked by = the company`s Web-based...

Posted 04/14/2005